How to play Em7
E minor seventh — A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. The workhorse of the ii chord in jazz, and of most funk vamps.
Notes in Em7
- Eroot
- Gminor 3rd
- Bperfect 5th
- Dminor 7th
Em7 on guitar
Em7 on ukulele
Em7 on piano
Tune up before you play it
A minor seventh chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.